The stability of self-concept during adolescence and early adulthood: a six-year follow-up study.
The stability and gender differences of self-concept during adolescence and early adulthood were studied in 894 randomly selected Finnish subjects using the shortened version of the Coopersmith (1967) Self-Esteem Inventory. There were no differences between the men and women in the total score for self-concept. In early adulthood, men scored higher than women on general self-esteem, and women scored higher on the home-parents factor in each developmental period from pre-adolescence to adulthood. The stability of self-concept, as well as its different components, was rather high. General self-esteem showed the highest predictive value for the total score 6 years later.
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Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, Finland.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012649:Self Concept; D012931:Social Environment